Kinuso is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Big Lakes County, and surrounded by the Swan River First Nation reserve. It is located approximately 48 kilometres (30 mi) west of Slave Lake and 71 km east of High Prairie along Highway 2, south of the southern shore of Lesser Slave Lake.The name Kinuso comes from the Cree word kinosew, meaning fish.Kinuso was previously incorporated as a village until it dissolved on September 1, 2009.